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Post by yenilira on Feb 6, 2012 13:50:26 GMT 1
Nantes is the capital, but to be honest, I've never heard of a 'pop' group of that name - mind you, 'pop' music for me died with Wings ending. Oh, it's 'Cantons' in Switzerland, by the way. ;D
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Post by roadchefourstands on Feb 6, 2012 14:30:56 GMT 1
ah, wrong, you seem to be looking at Nantes in department Loire-Atlantique...... different region, department, and is canton in french, but I thort that might confucious peeps more.
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Post by yenilira on Feb 6, 2012 15:29:27 GMT 1
Ah, Monsieur 4Stands. La capitale du departement de la Loire pres des Alpes est St Etienne, mais un 'pop' bande, pas - le football oui. Eh bien. 'Canton' is in Switzerland and is the Swiss-German language equivalent of our counties and French Departments. N'est ce pas?
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Post by yenilira on Feb 6, 2012 15:32:59 GMT 1
And I see that you have 'edited' the picture post from "Rouan" to "Roanne", have you not? Actually, I thought at first it was meant to be 'Rouen' on the Loire.
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Post by roadchefourstands on Feb 6, 2012 15:42:51 GMT 1
Oui, la bande ont été baptisées du nom de l'équipe de football réussie
It is slightly further south than where the photo was taken, and yes, I sperlt it wong. Too busy trying to fight my crap internet connection. and Whit, just realised that you as well got the wrong dept - Indre et Loire.
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Post by yenilira on Feb 6, 2012 16:38:38 GMT 1
I presume that you are admitting that my answer in Post 627 is correct, 4Stands?
(sorry, but my fonts are not adjusted to French - have no reason to be - unlike the ones for Turkey)
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Post by roadchefourstands on Feb 6, 2012 18:04:08 GMT 1
yes, the band was named after the very succesful football team (from Saint Etienne) - Platini, Laurent Blanc, Jaquet....all came through the doors..
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 10:55:03 GMT 1
With our quiz master missing in action at the moment will carry it on
so question 157
Which communist country remained outside the military alliance of eastern bloc countries in 1955?
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Feb 9, 2012 11:24:44 GMT 1
Albania
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 11:34:19 GMT 1
no keep guessing
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Feb 9, 2012 11:36:14 GMT 1
Finland
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 12:00:04 GMT 1
lol no
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Feb 9, 2012 12:12:10 GMT 1
China
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 13:28:40 GMT 1
nope
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Feb 9, 2012 14:18:19 GMT 1
Yugoslavia
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 15:29:07 GMT 1
correct over to you
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Feb 9, 2012 15:52:23 GMT 1
I should have known that from the start, it was the only country out that way where you wouldn't get a SAM sneaking up on you.
Q# 158
The battle of the "Bulge" took place in the latter part of WW2 centred around Southern Belgium, what is the name given to the Hill/MOUNTAIN range of that area.
Ps Some regard it as a mountain range, having been there I would say it is more like forested hills.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 17:23:38 GMT 1
dam not got a clue
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Post by yenilira on Feb 9, 2012 17:29:45 GMT 1
Ardennes.
General Paton & Co., wasn't it?
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Post by whitstabletangerin on Feb 9, 2012 17:41:07 GMT 1
Correct, over to you Yeni
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Post by yenilira on Feb 9, 2012 17:44:41 GMT 1
Thanks, Whit.
Q # 158
What connects the present Faslane Naval Base - and the Holy Loch of the 1960s and 70s?
Sorry I've been 'missing' - computer went dead. Just got back from repair and switched on just after 4pm.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Feb 9, 2012 19:12:12 GMT 1
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Post by yenilira on Feb 9, 2012 19:49:26 GMT 1
Just about, Sher, just about! except that the screen was black, not blue!
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Post by roadchefourstands on Feb 9, 2012 22:30:31 GMT 1
it's our nuclear sub base???
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Post by yenilira on Feb 9, 2012 22:56:32 GMT 1
Faslane is but what about the Holy Loch?
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